The Zastava M21 BS (Short Barrel M21 AK)

Filmed against the backdrop of Enforce Tac 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany, @JamesReeves engages with Zastava Serbia representatives to uncover the intricate details of the M21 BS. This short-barreled version of the iconic M21 rifle is engineered for superior performance in close combat and urban operations. The video provides an overview of the M21 BS, including its technical specifications: the rifle features a shortened barrel length of approximately 300mm, enhancing its maneuverability in tight spaces. The M21 BS operates on a gas-actuated system with a rotating bolt, ensuring reliable cycling and accuracy. It is chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge, offering compatibility with international ammunition standards. Viewers will gain insights into the M21 BS’s enhanced durability features, such as its chrome-lined and cold hammer forged barrel.

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One of my favorite gun companies in the entire world with one of my most favorite people in the entire world I’m here with ranco and my new friend snasa we’re here talking about the M21 I’ve already done a video on the M21 I already shot a video of the M21 when I

Was in Serbia one of my most favorite 223 AKs but before we talk about that here in the context of inforce tech in fore here in nurg this is a show geared towards military and law enforcement everyone thinks of zasta in the United States they think of the M70 the M90 and

The fact that they do sporting rifles right for the the general public but people don’t realize that zasta bread and butter this is a a true milit supplier and I’ve been to the factory the town yeah see I was just about to say that can you can you repeat K yeah yeah

A cribletts yeah so yeah so that’s where we were no and I went to the factory met s yeah that’s true that’s where I met SAA the m84 that we have down there also incredible light machine gun if not one of the best so in any event all of that

Aside I just wanted to come over here and talk about the M21 and the short barrel M21 and possibly bully you guys into getting it imported into the us ranko talk to me all right uh first I want to say that at the SHOT show you

Did not spend a lot of time at our boot so I had I had to sit on the plane fly to Germany to continue our conversation okay so here here we are uh andil because of you and your review of uh M21 zasta USA is getting probably like daily

Emails good every single comment on social media regard like we post post weather and bring bring M21 because of I age and we’ll see uh you never know there are some obstacles people don’t realize uh M21 gets specific Furniture you know and then uh it’s not available

In United States 922 hour compliance but uh as always we are trying to find a way uh but enough of me here is the expert from the factory SN from the marketing department sneja tell us all about the M21 oh M21 is a great rifle as all of our

Rifles are great story starts in the 19th of last century when the rifle in this caliber 556 by 45 are adopt in the you in the Serbian Army uh then what it was Yugoslavia but now it’s Serbia and uh m21a model was adopt as fish special

Rifle of Serbian Army now we have a compet version of this rifle uh shorten Barrel but the heart of the rifle are the same Kalashnikov system and we use the nto ammunition in Kalashnikov system uh what is the characteristics different characteristics to the other our models is that has uh this rifle has

Ambidexterous fire selector uh this rifle has the magazine of capacity of 30 rounds this model has patini rail full length patini rail over the receiver cover L patini rails on the 6 and 12:00 uh folding left side folding uh sorry right no it’s good you’re you’re actually doing a wonderful job by the

Way yes so folding stock Folding Stock and the main characteris things and what is the the great uh thing in this rifle uh the barel interior are Chrome plated so the life time of this uh uh rifle is very long and according to our test after 8,000 fired uh rounds

Characteristics of the rifle are the same cold Hammer forged Chrome line Barrel made right in Serbia yes throwing you a curveball here do you know what the thread pitch is for the flashhider thread pitch I think that is M 14 by one sounds about right yes uh all our

Rifles has that have that threat now snea BS M21 BS what does the bs stand for well we have models m21a uh which is was adopted in in the in the Serbian Army and that rifle didn’t have uh any ptin rails but when we uh start to produce rifles with

Patini rails someone said that BS will be that models so that’s the story and it is live until now now it’s funny because people when they talk about tfbtv they say that we’ve got a lot of BS on this program snasa thank you so much for walking through the M21 BS guys

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